What key/time signature is this song in?

Started by The Deku Trombonist, March 24, 2013, 03:27:01 PM

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Pianist Da Sootopolis

Hm.. how would one write this, then? I'm doing two layers right now and it's getting frustrating.
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Zeila


mikey

ahhhh ok I guess you can arrange plague of shadows music because technically it's not shovel knight
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Nitro Indigo

I noticed Pianist Da Sootopolis ask about Saying Goodbye on this thread, and a few days ago they had to cancel doing my request. Would you recommend me trying it myself? I don't have Finale (yet), and Saying Goodbye doesn't really sound good for a beginner. Still, I'll keep a note of the time signature and beats per minute somewhere, just in case.

Now that I think about it, the melody vaguely sounds like Staven's Theme...
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mikey

it's always good to try it yourself, but like I said in that request thread, I've added it to my Agenda (which is a real life sticky-note object on my wall containing a list of songs I'm planning to arrange)
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Ōkami~MD

In response to Zeila...

I'm pretty sure the diamond/pearl legendary trio theme starts in c minor but then has some funky modulations into majors and then back into minors so from an 'avoiding accidentals' point of view c minor would probably be the best.

Shovels seems to be based around  Db major (at least that works most when playing the piano whilst it's playing)
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Nitro Indigo

Quote from: NocturneOfShadow on April 01, 2016, 10:59:35 AMit's always good to try it yourself, but like I said in that request thread, I've added it to my Agenda (which is a real life sticky-note object on my wall containing a list of songs I'm planning to arrange)
Okay. You didn't post on the thread after Sootopolis resigned, so I wasn't sure. Thanks.

If I ever try to make sheet music, I'll probably start with something simple, like Wild World hourly music. Maybe.
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Btw.....

Is this song (which I took to be 8/4) mainly 2+2+2+2 beats or 3+3+2. I'm currently arranging it and need to know where the strong beats are. I have a hunch that it swaps in and out several times in the piece but just need someone to verify. The first bit is defiantly 2+2+2+2 but then there are the chords...

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Tobbeh99

I think 4/4 works fine, and also more common than 8/4. 
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Pianist Da Sootopolis

Quote from: Zeila on April 01, 2016, 08:09:48 AMAre both of these in C minor? If not, what key are they in? Thanks!
Shovel Knight is D flat, starts with an A flat section though. Lake Trio is definitely c minor
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TheMarioPianist

Quote from: TheMarioPianist on March 28, 2016, 07:15:09 AM

In this song, I'm pretty confident that the beginning key sig is Ab major (even though there are some D naturals). The second and third keys that it goes into are where I get a little confused. The original sheet on site (this is going to be a replacement) has the second key as E major, but I was thinking it could range anywhere from A major to B major (in terms of sharps). For the final key signature, The sheet on site has Ab major, but based on the first chord in that key I thought it should be Db major. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

Anyone figure these out yet?
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Dudeman

I'd put the second key as A Major even though it switches back and forth between that and B Major, and the final one is probably best as Ab Major because the section in question is 10 quick measures long and shifts between the IV and V chords of that key signature (and is in the V chord, Eb Major, more often than not), eventually resolving back to the tonic chord.
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Nitro Indigo

I thought this would be a good candidate for my hypothetical first sheet music. While it's mostly the same as Zelda's Lullaby, the second melody(?) is absent. I don't want to use pre-existing, fanmade sheet music as reference for my own because that'd feel like stealing. DX
The guitar could give us a hint as to what the time signature is. It sounds like a whole note, an entire measure/bar (not sure which one is which) in 4/4, but Zelda's Lullaby is actually in 3/4 time.
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Bespinben

You can count six 8th notes per measure, so that's a clear indication you're hearing 3/4. It's good you're trying to figure this out on your own!
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